Silvers was far more accurate than the Vandals’ Linehan, making 19 out of 25 attempted passes. Linehan was able to complete only 14 passes out of 36 attempts and had three passes intercepted.

“Our kids played better across the board tonight probably than in any game, and I’ve really proud of them,” head coach Larry Blakeney said.

In the third quarter, Linehan’s poor passing cost him when junior defensive back Montres Kitchens, who intercepted Linehan’s other two passes, snatched the ball out of the air and ran 28 yards to give Troy another touchdown.

Kitchens’ interceptions tied him with a school record, and his run was the first defensive touchdown of the season for Troy.

Moving into the fourth quarter, the Vandals were not able to recover. Troy added the final points to the score when sophomore kicker Ryan Kay made his second field goal of the night, from 20 yards.

Troy had possession of the ball for a total of 38 minutes, while Idaho only held the ball for 21 minutes. This also played a part in Troy pulling off a back-to-back win.

Troy closes out its final season with Blakeney as head coach on Saturday, Nov. 29, against Sun Belt rival UL-Lafayette at 11:30 a.m. at home.

“This is a big game,” Chunn said. “First off, you gotta go out with a bang, for this is his (Blakeney’s) last home game of the season and it’s his retirement game, so you gotta go out with a bang.”